Commuting in Cumberland County, Illinois: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Cumberland County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Cumberland County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 170 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 14% less time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.6 minutes each way, a difference of 3.2 minutes.
Cumberland County holds about 0.1% of Illinois's population and accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Cumberland County would save about 68 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,111 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Cumberland County
20.4 min
40.9 min
170 hrs/yr
$5,278
839
Illinois
23.6 min
47.3 min
197 hrs/yr
$6,104
1,547
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
20.4
minutes to get to work in
Cumberland County.
That's 9% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 8.5% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Cumberland County
Car:
87.2%
Worked at Home:
8.5%
Walked:
3.9%
Public Transportation:
0.2%unusually low
Motorcycle:
0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Other:
< 0.1%
Public transit is unusually rare in Cumberland County: 30.8 times less than the Illinois average (0.2% vs 5.8%).
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Cumberland County, versus 0.3% in Illinois.
Biking is essentially absent in Cumberland County, versus 0.5% in Illinois.
Commute Mode Trends in Cumberland County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Cumberland County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Taxi
Bicycle
Other
2009
91.5%
5.2%
1.5%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.5%
0.9%
2010
91.6%
6.2%
0.6%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.8%
2011
90.3%
7.8%
0.5%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.5%
0.6%
2012
90.0%
8.2%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.9%
2013
88.4%
9.5%
1.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.7%
2014
88.7%
8.7%
1.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.4%
2015
90.2%
6.7%
2.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
2016
92.7%
3.5%
2.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.6%
2017
93.1%
4.0%
2.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2018
93.3%
3.9%
1.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.6%
2019
93.9%
4.1%
1.3%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.5%
2020
91.1%
5.5%
2.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2021
90.8%
6.4%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2022
89.7%
6.4%
3.7%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2023
88.5%
7.4%
4.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.2%
8.5%
3.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2019 at 93.9%. Overall it fell from 91.5% in 2009 to 87.2% in 2024, down 4.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Cumberland County: its share of workers rose from 5.2% in 2009 to 8.5% in 2024, up 3.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.4 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Biking lost the most ground, falling from 0.5% to 0.0% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Working from home peaked at 9.5% in 2013 and has since fallen back to 8.5%.
Commute Start Times in Cumberland County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Cumberland County?
The bars show when commuters in Cumberland County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Illinois for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMCumberland County4.5%Illinois5.6%
4.5%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCumberland County3.3%Illinois4.3%
3.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCumberland County5.0%Illinois4.9%
5.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCumberland County10.5%Illinois9.0%
10.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCumberland County16.5%Illinois9.4%
16.5%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCumberland County13.5%Illinois14.3%
13.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCumberland County12.5%Illinois11.6%
12.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCumberland County8.0%Illinois11.2%
8.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCumberland County2.2%Illinois5.2%
2.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCumberland County4.3%Illinois6.1%
4.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCumberland County0.3%Illinois2.9%
0.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCumberland County0.6%Illinois1.5%
0.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCumberland County7.7%Illinois7.7%
7.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCumberland County11.0%Illinois6.3%
11.0%
Cumberland CountyIllinoisSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Cumberland County is 6:30-6:59 AM, when 16.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 9.4% across Illinois. Early starts are less common than in Illinois: 12.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.8% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Illinois: 50.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 46.5% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (24.0%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Cumberland County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Cumberland County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Cumberland County next to Illinois and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Cumberland County
Illinois
United States
2009
7:16 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:14 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:20 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:18 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:22 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:24 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:29 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:23 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:19 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:14 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:13 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:18 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:17 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:22 AM
7:35 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:24 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:23 AM
7:36 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Cumberland County were on the road by 7:23 AM, 6 minutes later than in 2009 (7:16 AM). The shift is sharper than across Illinois, where the typical start moved 1 minute later. Commuters in Cumberland County now leave 15 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Cumberland County has moved 10 minutes later.
How does Cumberland County's commute time compare?
Metric
Cumberland County
Illinois
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
20.4 min
23.6 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
8.5%
15.9%
15.0%
Walked
3.9%
2.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.2%
5.8%
3.2%
The average commute time in Cumberland County is 20.4 minutes, shorter than the 23.6 minutes in Illinois.
0.2% commute by public transit, lower than the 5.8% in Illinois. 3.9% commute by walking, higher than the 2.8% in Illinois.
Cumberland County, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Cumberland County, IL is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 10,330 residents against a local median of 19,749. The measure that sets Cumberland County, IL apart most is work from home: 8.5%, 19% above the local median of 7.2%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 20.4 min against a local median of 17.2 min, 19% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 19% above the local median it puts Cumberland County, IL at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 6.5% on work from home, so Cumberland County, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Cumberland County, IL has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Cumberland County, Illinois.
Is living in Cumberland County, Illinois good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 170 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,278 at a typical national wage. That's 14% less than the typical Illinois commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Cumberland County, Illinois?
Traffic peaks between 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM in Cumberland County, Illinois. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Cumberland County, Illinois?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.2% of commuters use it versus 5.8% in Illinois, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Illinois?
Among counties in Illinois, the shortest average commutes are in Edgar County (12.0 min), Brown County (12.7 min), Morgan County (13.1 min). The longest are in Calhoun County (43.8 min), Pulaski County (31.2 min), Pope County (31.0 min).